One of the first people to use a telescope to observe objects in space!
Birth and Death
Born on February 15, 1564 in Pisa, Tuscany
Died on January 8, 1642
Theory
His theory agreed with Copernicus that there was a sun centered universe, but the planets ran in elliptical orbits
With his telescope he found craters and mountains on the earth's moon, four of jupiter's moons, sunspots on the sun, and the phases of Venus.
Proved that planets are physical bodies like earth
He worked with microscopes, balances, thermometers, compasses, and telescopes
Galileo first observed Jupiter on January 7, 1610 through a homemade telescope
Early Life
He was the eldest of six children
Moved to Florence when he was hardly 8 but left him with Jacopo Borghini for two years
Adult Life
When he was 25, he became a professor of mathematics at the University of Pisa.
Instead of completing his degree, he started studying mathematics.
In 1589 he was appointed to the chair of mathematics in Pisa
He taught Geometry, Mechanics and astronomy at the University of Padua until 1610. It was that time when he made major discoveries in both pure science and applied science.
Family
His father was a famous lutenist and music theorist
He had a relationship with a lady named Maria Gamba and "supposedly" had three children
Fun Facts
Galileo's telescope reached it's 400 year anneversary on August 25, 2009
In 1586 he wrote his first scientific book called " The Little Balance"
Became Blind at the age of 72
The world saw him as "the father of modern observational astronomy" and "the father of modern physics"
Birth and Death
Born on February 15, 1564 in Pisa, Tuscany
Died on January 8, 1642
Theory
Early LifeHis theory agreed with Copernicus that there was a sun centered universe, but the planets ran in elliptical orbits
With his telescope he found craters and mountains on the earth's moon, four of jupiter's moons, sunspots on the sun, and the phases of Venus.
Proved that planets are physical bodies like earth
He worked with microscopes, balances, thermometers, compasses, and telescopes
Galileo first observed Jupiter on January 7, 1610 through a homemade telescope
He was the eldest of six children
Moved to Florence when he was hardly 8 but left him with Jacopo Borghini for two years
Adult Life
FamilyWhen he was 25, he became a professor of mathematics at the University of Pisa.
Instead of completing his degree, he started studying mathematics.
In 1589 he was appointed to the chair of mathematics in Pisa
He taught Geometry, Mechanics and astronomy at the University of Padua until 1610. It was that time when he made major discoveries in both pure science and applied science.
His father was a famous lutenist and music theorist
He had a relationship with a lady named Maria Gamba and "supposedly" had three children
Fun Facts
Galileo's telescope reached it's 400 year anneversary on August 25, 2009
In 1586 he wrote his first scientific book called " The Little Balance"
Became Blind at the age of 72
The world saw him as "the father of modern observational astronomy" and "the father of modern physics"
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